Shōgun (2024) TV Thread

[Bandit]

Looking forward to watching this next year, starts in February 2024

Based on James Clavell's novel, FX's Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.

 

[Dylan]

This looks good, I might need to reactivate my subscription.



Premieres February 27 on Disney+

 

[Franco Pinion]

Eagerly awaiting this

 

[Gemma]

Excited for this, never read the novel or seen the previous incarnation but from trailers and a little research it sounds like it could be special.

Some of you may already be familiar with the old TV series featuring Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune. Some of you may already have read the 1975 novel. Nevertheless, this new take promises to be something else as critics are already in love with this. The story is a real-life version of Game of Thrones when you think about it.

The novel's author James Clavell purposefully changed the names, but many of the characters existed in real life and the events were the build-up to the critical Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Here are the real-life counterparts to the characters if you're interested in finding out who they were and what they did.

Spoiler: Characters (left) - historical figures (right)

John Blackthorne – Miura Anjin (William Adams) (1564–1620)
Yoshi Toranaga – Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616)
Yoshi Sudara – Tokugawa Hidetada (1579–1632)
Yoshi Naga – Matsudaira Tadayoshi (1580–1607)
Ishido – Ishida Mitsunari (1559–1600)
Ochiba – Yodo-dono (1569–1615)
Yaemon – Toyotomi Hideyori (1593–1615)
Onoshi – Otani Yoshitsugu (1558–1600)
Harima – Arima Harunobu (1567–1612)
Kiyama – Konishi Yukinaga (1555–1600)
Sugiyama – Maeda Toshiie (1539–1599)
Zataki – Matsudaira Sadakatsu (1560–1624)
Toda Mariko – Hosokawa Gracia (1563–1600)
Toda Hiro-matsu "Iron Fist" – Hosokawa Fujitaka (1534–1610)
Toda Buntaro – Hosokawa Tadaoki (1563–1646)
Toda Saruji – Hosokawa Tadatoshi (1586–1641)
Kasigi Yabu – Honda Masanobu (1538–1616)
Kasigi Omi – Honda Masazumi (1566–1637)
Goroda – Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582)
Nakamura – Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536–1598)
Akechi Jinsai – Akechi Mitsuhide (1528–1582)
Lady Genjiko – Oeyo (1573–1626)
Martin Alvito – João Rodrigues (1561/1562–1633/1634)
Johann Vinck – Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556?–1623)
Spillbergen – Jacob Quaeckernaeck (?–1606)
Father Dell'Aqua – Alessandro Valignano (1539–1606)
Brother Michael – Miguel Chijiwa (1569?–1633)
Captain-General Ferriera – Horatio Neretti, captain of the Black Ship in 1600

I don't know if this part will feature in Episode 1. If it doesn't, then the historical context is laid out very well here as a prologue.

 

[Ginger Ted]

I liked the first episode. A lot of characters introduced and going to take a bit to get to know them all. It looks beautiful, the sets, the locations. There is a lot of focus on character work and the intersection of the different cultures and traditions.

 

[Micro Dave]

Started watching this last night. Stunning production.

 

[Ghost]

Very good so far.

The main actor isn't great, in my opinion.

They nailed the rest of it though. Yabu, Rodrigues, Omi, Hiromatsu, all fantastic.

 

[John Steed]

Really enjoyed the first 2 episodes so far. Great intrigue, great cast, great sets.

Can someone answer why...

Spoiler: Spoiler Warning!

They wanted Blackthorn dead before they voted on impending Toranaga? Why did the two things have anything to do with each other/couldn't they just kill him after Toranaga was dead?

 

[Legion]

Really enjoying this. Best show I've watched so far this year.